Anse des Cayes Wind Statistics, All Year averages since 2006

The graph illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical year. The biggest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 33204 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Anse des Cayes, located 19 km away (12 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. Without question some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3.

According to the model, the prevailing wind at Anse des Cayes blows from the NE. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Anse des Cayes. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more dark blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average year, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (light blue) about 3% of the time (11 days each year) and blows offshore just 5% of the time (4 days in an average year). During a typical year winds stronger than >40kph (25mph) are expected on 4 days at Anse des Cayes

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.